{"id":3742,"date":"2024-08-13T09:05:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T09:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=3742"},"modified":"2024-08-13T09:05:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T09:05:25","slug":"zera-warns-against-illegal-door-to-door-lpg-filling-its-a-recipe-for-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=3742","title":{"rendered":"ZERA Warns Against Illegal Door-to-Door LPG Filling: &#8216;It&#8217;s a Recipe for Disaster&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Own Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has issued a stern warning against the illegal practice of door-to-door LPG filling, citing serious risks to public safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There is no operator who is licensed to conduct filling of LPG at people&#8217;s homes,&#8221; said ZERA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This practice is not only illegal, but it&#8217;s also a recipe for disaster.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ZERA has witnessed a disturbing increase in accidents caused by mishandling LPG in homes, resulting in severe injuries, deaths, and significant damage to property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Filling LPG gas cylinders in residential areas without proper authorization and safety measures is a ticking time bomb,&#8221; said ZERA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We urge the public to report any individuals or companies involved in such activities to the police or ZERA itself.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ZERA emphasized that retail filling of LPG must be conducted at inspected, designated, and licensed sites, where safety protocols are strictly adhered to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Filling premises for LPG need to be inspected and approved by respective local authority fire departments,&#8221; said ZERA. &#8220;This ensures that all safety standards are met, minimizing the risk of accidents.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While door-to-door filling is prohibited, ZERA clarified that the delivery of pre-filled cylinders and the collection of empty cylinders by licensed retailers are permitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Choose safety over convenience,&#8221; said ZERA. &#8220;Avoid illegal LPG filling practices and report any suspicious activities to the authorities.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Own Correspondent The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has issued a stern warning against the illegal practice of door-to-door LPG filling, citing serious risks to public safety. &#8220;There is no&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3742"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3744,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3742\/revisions\/3744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}